# 1973 Volkswagen Beetle - Loud Horn Mod **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [July 20, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1973-volkswagen-beetle-loud-horn-mod/144851 "2019-07-20T14:58:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JimMartin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/aeb1de/32.png) [@JimMartin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JimMartin)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1973-volkswagen-beetle-loud-horn-mod/144851/1 "2019-07-20T14:58:18Z")
Re: the question about small cars/wimpy horns, your reply brought back some old (1974) high school memories. A friend of mine drove a VW Beetle. He switched out the factory installed horn with a semi-trailer horn he ordered from JC Whitney. We enjoyed driving around town and honking at people. The stares and laughs he got were priceless. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1973-volkswagen-beetle-loud-horn-mod/144851/2 "2019-07-20T23:35:56Z")
I had a '69 Beetle and put an earlier 6 Volt Bug horn on it. It was kind of neat. It sounded like a duck being stomped. ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 12:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1973-volkswagen-beetle-loud-horn-mod/144851/3 "2019-07-21T00:57:09Z")
One could always add a dukes if Hazard horn $35 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAKksqKR3pI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAKksqKR3pI) ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 2:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1973-volkswagen-beetle-loud-horn-mod/144851/4 "2019-07-21T02:12:18Z")
I know people who have upgraded their wimpy motorcycle horns so they wouldn’t sound like the ones used on the choppers in “Easy Rider.” I think my Honda Shadow has one from a Civic. ---
**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 4:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1973-volkswagen-beetle-loud-horn-mod/144851/5 "2019-07-21T04:46:27Z")
We have a huge Komatsu front end loader at work. The horn sounds like the horn on a small import car. ---
**Author:** ![mperry\_153483](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@mperry\_153483](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mperry_153483)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 8:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1973-volkswagen-beetle-loud-horn-mod/144851/6 "2019-07-21T08:17:33Z")
I had that musical horn on a car I bought in the 90’s. Problem was, there were like 42 songs so you had to hit 2 numbers from memory. What is it with the new cars? I don’t recall exactly… 89 or 92 dB minimum dB are required and they all aim for that? My horn is so wimpy I have to take my Labrador along as a warning device. (Been thinking of Velcroing her to the hood.) Honestly, a BMW can’t hear the horn if his AC is on. But I bought a fix. 1 pair Hella ram horns, 1 pair Hella disc horns, 2 wiring kits, each around 110 dB @ same frequency. I’m hoping the discordance will get attention. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1973-volkswagen-beetle-loud-horn-mod/144851/7 "2019-07-23T19:44:31Z")
I can’t even remember the last time I used the vehicle horn. I just don’t honk at people in traffic because of those that have Road Rage and some kind of firearm . ---
**Author:** ![mperry\_153483](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@mperry\_153483](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mperry_153483)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2019, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1973-volkswagen-beetle-loud-horn-mod/144851/8 "2019-07-23T21:28:55Z")
Main Street is 4 lanes w/ a turn lane in the middle. To my right was a HUGE truck. A BMW pulled from a stop sign, across 3 lanes and shoved his car into my lane (in the 15’ I was occupying). I jammed as close to the semi as possible. Glad I hadn’t waxed the car, or he wouldn’t have missed. That’s time for a horn. Unfortunately, it needs to be louder than a dog squeaky toy.